Intel Xeon Platinum 8153 vs Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Platinum 8153 and Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8153

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Platinum 8153

Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 87°C vs 79°C
Around 16% lower typical power consumption: 125 Watt vs 145 Watt

Maximum core temperature	87°C vs 79°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt vs 145 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 16
4 more threads: 36 vs 32
Around 29% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
2x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2098 vs 1643
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 38201 vs 30722

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 16
Number of threads	36 vs 32
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 768 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2098 vs 1643
PassMark - CPU mark	38201 vs 30722

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Platinum 8153
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1643

2098

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

30722

38201

Name	Intel Xeon Platinum 8153	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	1643	2098
PassMark - CPU mark	30722	38201
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		736
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8900

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Platinum 8153	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Broadwell
Launch date	Q3'17	Q1'16
Place in performance rating	1038	1051
Processor Number	8153	E5-2697V4
Series	Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.30 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	87°C	79°C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	16	18
Number of threads	32	36
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2666 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Maximum memory bandwidth		76.8 GB/s
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	145 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	S8S	2S
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units	2
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)